1. Figurative Language Review
Katy Perry’s “Firework”

2. You = Plastic Bag Simile Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as.
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again

3. Simile You = House of Cards Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

4. Alliteration The ‘S’ is repeated.
Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words.
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

5. Personification
The Fourth of July owns the night?
A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea.
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
‘Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

6. Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you’re worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down
Shoot across the sky? Not gonna happen!

7. Personification Does the future have hands? I don’t think so!
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Does the future have hands? I don’t think so!

8. Excuse me. Um, door, will you be my guide?
Personification
Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Excuse me. Um, door, will you be my guide?

9. Metaphor You = Firework
A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as.
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you’re worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down

10. Onomatopoeia The use of words that mimic sounds. Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

11. Repeating a word or words for effect.
Repetition
Repeating a word or words for effect.
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you’re worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down

12. Repetition
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

13. Assignment Identify examples of figurative language in Hatchet.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Hyperbole